English–Chinese
“hand over” in Chinese
How to say “hand over” in Chinese
“Hand over” in Chinese is 交付 (jiāo fù).
A deliberate transfer that places an object, document, or right under another person's control.
Example sentences with 交付
合同履行后，卖方应将货物交付买方并出具交付单。hé tóng lǚ xíng hòu mài fāng yīng jiāng huò wù jiāo fù mǎi fāng bìng chū jù jiāo fù dān
After the contract is performed, the seller should deliver the goods to the buyer and issue a delivery slip.
Tips for using 交付
- In a conversation about keys or other simple objects, 交给 (jiāogěi, "give to") is usually the natural choice, whereas 交付 (jiāofù, "hand over") gives the transfer a formal or procedural tone.
Other Chinese words for “hand over”
下班前请把工作交代给同事。xià bān qián qǐng bǎ gōng zuò jiāo dài gěi tóng shì
Before you leave work, please hand the work over to a colleague.
我把工作交接给他，明天他负责。wǒ bǎ gōng zuò jiāo jiē gěi tā míng tiān tā fù zé
I hand over the work to him, and he will be in charge tomorrow.
我把钥匙转交给新同事了。wǒ bǎ yào shi zhuǎn jiāo gěi xīn tóng shì le
I handed the keys over to my new colleague.
请将这本书给我。qǐng jiāng zhè běn shū gěi wǒ
Please hand this book over to me.
请把这份文件移交给人事部。qǐng bǎ zhè fèn wén jiàn yí jiāo gěi rén shì bù
Please hand over this document to the HR department.